[SuperEditor] Add test to demonstrate that changing layer builders does not re-layout

super_editor/lib/src/infrastructure/content_layers.dart

@@ -271,34 +271,32 @@ class ContentLayersElement extends RenderObjectElement {
     super.markNeedsBuild();
   }
 
+  /// Builds the underlays and overlays.
   void buildLayers() {
     contentLayersLog.finer("ContentLayersElement - (re)building layers");
-
-    owner!.buildScope(this, () {
-      final List<Element> underlays = List<Element>.filled(widget.underlays.length, _NullElement.instance);
-      for (int i = 0; i < underlays.length; i += 1) {
-        late final Element child;
-        if (i > _underlays.length - 1) {
-          child = inflateWidget(widget.underlays[i](this), _UnderlaySlot(i));
-        } else {
-          child = super.updateChild(_underlays[i], widget.underlays[i](this), _UnderlaySlot(i))!;
-        }
-        underlays[i] = child;
+    final List<Element> underlays = List<Element>.filled(widget.underlays.length, _NullElement.instance);
+    for (int i = 0; i < underlays.length; i += 1) {
+      late final Element child;
+      if (i > _underlays.length - 1) {
+        child = inflateWidget(widget.underlays[i](this), _UnderlaySlot(i));
+      } else {
+        child = super.updateChild(_underlays[i], widget.underlays[i](this), _UnderlaySlot(i))!;
       }
-      _underlays = underlays;
-
-      final List<Element> overlays = List<Element>.filled(widget.overlays.length, _NullElement.instance);
-      for (int i = 0; i < overlays.length; i += 1) {
-        late final Element child;
-        if (i > _overlays.length - 1) {
-          child = inflateWidget(widget.overlays[i](this), _OverlaySlot(i));
-        } else {
-          child = super.updateChild(_overlays[i], widget.overlays[i](this), _OverlaySlot(i))!;
-        }
-        overlays[i] = child;
+      underlays[i] = child;
+    }
+    _underlays = underlays;
+
+    final List<Element> overlays = List<Element>.filled(widget.overlays.length, _NullElement.instance);
+    for (int i = 0; i < overlays.length; i += 1) {
+      late final Element child;
+      if (i > _overlays.length - 1) {
+        child = inflateWidget(widget.overlays[i](this), _OverlaySlot(i));
+      } else {
+        child = super.updateChild(_overlays[i], widget.overlays[i](this), _OverlaySlot(i))!;
       }
-      _overlays = overlays;
-    });
+      overlays[i] = child;
+    }
+    _overlays = overlays;
   }
 
   @override
@@ -345,9 +343,19 @@ class ContentLayersElement extends RenderObjectElement {
     assert(!debugChildrenHaveDuplicateKeys(widget, [newContent]));
 
     _content = updateChild(_content, newContent, _contentSlot);
-    // super.update() and updateChild() is where the framework reparents 
-    // forgotten children. Therefore, at this point, the framework is 
-    // done with the concept of forgotten children, so we clear our 
+
+    if (!renderObject.contentNeedsLayout) {
+      // Layout has already run. No layout bounds changed. There might be a
+      // non-layout change that needs to be painted, e.g., change to theme brightness.
+      // Re-build all layers, which is safe to do because no layout constraints changed.
+      buildLayers();
+    }
+    // Else, dirty content layout will cause this whole widget to re-layout. The
+    // layers will be re-built during that layout pass.
+
+    // super.update() and updateChild() is where the framework reparents
+    // forgotten children. Therefore, at this point, the framework is
+    // done with the concept of forgotten children, so we clear our
     // local cache of them, too.
     _forgottenChildren.clear();
   }
@@ -644,7 +652,11 @@ class RenderContentLayers extends RenderSliver with RenderSliverHelpers {
     // content changes.
     contentLayersLog.fine("Building layers");
     invokeLayoutCallback((constraints) {
-      _element!.buildLayers();
+      // Usually, widgets are built during the build phase, but we're building the layers
+      // during layout phase, so we need to explicitly tell Flutter to build all elements.
+      _element!.owner!.buildScope(_element!, () {
+        _element!.buildLayers();
+      });
     });
     contentLayersLog.finer("Done building layers");
 

super_editor/test/super_editor/supereditor_theme_switching_test.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test_runners/flutter_test_runners.dart';
+import 'package:super_editor/super_editor.dart';
+import 'package:super_editor/super_editor_test.dart';
+
+import 'test_documents.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('SuperEditor > theme switching', () {
+    testWidgetsOnArbitraryDesktop('switches caret color', (tester) async {
+      final brightnessNotifier = ValueNotifier<Brightness>(Brightness.light);
+
+      await _pumpThemeSwitchingTestApp(tester, brightnessNotifier: brightnessNotifier);
+
+      // Place the caret at the beginning of the paragraph.
+      await tester.placeCaretInParagraph('1', 0);
+
+      // Ensure the caret is green, because the theme is light.
+      expect(_findDesktopCaretColor(tester), Colors.green.shade500);
+
+      // Switch the theme to dark.
+      brightnessNotifier.value = Brightness.dark;
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+      // Ensure the caret is red, because the theme is dark.
+      expect(_findDesktopCaretColor(tester), Colors.red.shade500);
+    });
+
+    testWidgetsOnArbitraryDesktop('switches caret color after typing', (tester) async {
+      final brightnessNotifier = ValueNotifier<Brightness>(Brightness.light);
+
+      await _pumpThemeSwitchingTestApp(tester, brightnessNotifier: brightnessNotifier);
+
+      // Place the caret at the beginning of the paragraph.
+      await tester.placeCaretInParagraph('1', 0);
+
+      // Ensure the caret is green, because the theme is light.
+      expect(_findDesktopCaretColor(tester), Colors.green.shade500);
+
+      // Switch the theme to dark.
+      brightnessNotifier.value = Brightness.dark;
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+      // Type a character to trigger a re-layout.
+      await tester.typeImeText('a');
+
+      // Ensure the caret is red, because the theme is dark.
+      expect(_findDesktopCaretColor(tester), Colors.red.shade500);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+/// Pumps a widget tree that rebuilds when the [brightnessNotifier] changes.
+///
+/// The widget tree contains a [SuperEditor] with a custom caret overlay that
+/// changes color based on the brightness of the theme.
+Future<void> _pumpThemeSwitchingTestApp(
+  WidgetTester tester, {
+  required ValueNotifier<Brightness> brightnessNotifier,
+}) async {
+  final composer = MutableDocumentComposer();
+  final editor = createDefaultDocumentEditor(
+    document: singleParagraphDoc(),
+    composer: composer,
+  );
+
+  await tester.pumpWidget(
+    MaterialApp(
+      home: Scaffold(
+        body: ValueListenableBuilder(
+          valueListenable: brightnessNotifier,
+          builder: (context, brightness, child) {
+            return Theme(
+              data: ThemeData(
+                brightness: brightness,
+              ),
+              child: SuperEditor(
+                editor: editor,
+                documentOverlayBuilders: [
+                  // Copy all default overlay builders except the caret overlay builder.
+                  ...defaultSuperEditorDocumentOverlayBuilders.where(
+                    (builder) => builder is! DefaultCaretOverlayBuilder,
+                  ),
+                  DefaultCaretOverlayBuilder(
+                    caretStyle: CaretStyle(
+                      color: brightness == Brightness.light ? Colors.green : Colors.red,
+                    ),
+                  )
+                ],
+              ),
+            );
+          },
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+Color _findDesktopCaretColor(WidgetTester tester) {
+  final caret = tester.widget<Container>(find.byKey(DocumentKeys.caret));
+  return (caret.decoration as BoxDecoration).color!;
+}